UNISON has accepted the Local Government Association's two-year pay offer covering the period April 2018 – March 2020.

The key features of the pay offer are:

16% pay increase for those currently on the lowest scale point (scp) 6 over two years

pay increase of between 15% and 4.3% for those on current scp's 7 – 28

4.04% over two years for those above current scp 29 – including those above scp 49

new pay spine from 2019, with new scale points 1-43 and even 2% pay gaps between scp's 6-28

What does this mean for you?

Each employer will have their own grading structure, so the offer will need to be applied to your local situation. Your UNISON branch and paid officials will make sure that every employer fully implements the offer.

What happens next?

We want your pay rise to get to you as quickly as possible. The Local Government Association have been notified of UNISON's decision to accept the pay offer. We are meeting with the other unions (GMB and Unite) to agree and hopefully align our position this week - then the offer can be formally accepted and implemented.

Welcome to our new Branch Women's Officers, (from left to right) Clare Copeland, Donna Rebouse and Carla Williams, who were elected at the Women's Self Organised Group meeting on 15 February. They will be organising a further meeting soon to share ideas about the group so look out for your invite.

The Local Government Employers are meeting in December to decide how much they will offer in response to our pay claim and branches have been asked to take part in a national day of protest on Friday 8 December 2017.

We have arranged a joint union protest together with Unite and GMB that will take place at 12.30pm outside Loxley House on 8 December.

It is important that we get a good turnout, so please do your best to attend. Further details can be found here Flyer